Fort Lewis College News

What's your title, and what do you do on your job? And how many years have you been at FLC?

I work for a federally funded non-profit here on campus called TRiO Talent Search. We identify students with great potential in middle school and high school, a majority of whom are first generation (neither parent went to college) and/or facing financial challenges, and we help them advance to college.

A team of four Fort Lewis College students will debate ethical situations and questions this weekend in a competition against schools from across the country at the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl national championships in Costa Mesa, California.

As Ms. Karen Wilde begins her tenure as chair of the Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College, history is being made. Ms. Wilde is the first Native American chair of the Board, which is the governing body for Fort Lewis College, an institution with a century-old commitment to educating Native American and Alaska Native peoples.

What's your title, and what do you do on your job? And how many years have you been at FLC?

I am the Director of the Leadership Center, and I arrived at FLC in August 2007. I supervise five amazing staff who are committed to student development in several ways. I appreciate not only their expertise but also the passion and energy they have for making positive impacts in the lives of our students.

What is it like to study geology at Fort Lewis College? Students Kyle and Catherine, along with Dr. David Gonzales, talk about studying in world-renowned locations, taking 50-100 field trips, and getting hands-on experience in and out of the classroom.

Fort Lewis College was named among the top in the nation in the 2014/2015 Collegiate Advertising Awards program. The Collegiate Advertising Awards (CAA) is an elite program recognizing higher education organizations for excellence in communications, marketing, advertising and promotions of their schools.

Fort Lewis College is reaching out to multicultural high school students from across the region with Latino College Day. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, February 13 at FLC and runs throughout the day